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i : t I a '1- ! S il i s 4 The New Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, August 5, 1928 ' aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaajaaaaaaaaaaa - - " - .,; - Brick, Tile and Occasionally . Concrete Now Used In 4 Construction Bright; Cheery and Roomy "Tuncitf- 1 Virioni kinds of hollow wall r iiimntiMt from soor cohj trac tion aoart from the framo wan which la always hollow.-Tbo others are of hollow tile, of briek mas onry, and occasionally of concrete units. The adTantaes that are claimed in each ease hare mostly to do with wereasea wnuiu .winter and added coolness in mm mer. " -. '-V : ' -' Probably none of these surpass la any feature the Ideal types of hollow walls of brick. U. S. Bureau of Standard tests hare shown these wails to be the strongest, the most fire resistant and to re strain of lateral thrusts. Exper ience has proved them to be sav ers of labor, briek and mortar, and the cheapest of them all. These Ideal walls are laid with all or part of the btfeks on edge. The rolok-bak type presents a face with the brick laid flat, as In any ether brick wall, the Inner veneer being laid on edge. This type can be laid In any type of bone and ii it kind of mortar Joint. Too can obtain the same facade rft with anv other kind of brickwork. Types of Construction ts aii-mlnk wall In flemish .bond has all the brick laid on edge ir Alternate headers and stretch ers which makes an exceptionally itrnnr wall with a maximum hol ing intarinr of four inches. These two are the types usually used In small home construction, umer all-rolok- types are twelve inches and on In thickness used chiefly In commercial structures. Walls of this type may be used lr. basements, for partitions "with a single thickness oforlck only, and for any general purpose that brick walls are usually put to. The all-rolok wall In Flemish bond makes an especially attractive gar den wall, of exceptional strength, and Is cheap to erect. Walls of this type and for this purpose are standing in England after 201 years of service. Some of them are of the serpentine type. Brick Lasts dOOO Tears Looking today over the rapidly Increasing list of synthetic build ing materials one in constrained to believe that the manufacturer of a permanent material Is labor ing under a decisive handicap. Seemingly It Is no longer a ques tion of how well one can build his home but how cheaply he can build it. Service Isn't belnr taken iriA Minalderatlon as of old. Common brick has a service rec ord in the ruins or Mesopotamia of close- to 6.000 years, a little more or less perhaps. Brick are found In the ruins of the old tem ples In Palestine which figured In the most stirring incidents of the Biblical period. They likewise ap . rar la Egyptian ruins and yet farther to the east in the Indus valley of India, older. It Is held, than any of these others. Brick Service Quality But service and the possibilities of service no longer appear to count with a great many home builders..! Price is paramount. Par ticularly so with the speculative builder who, more often than oth eiw ue, doesn't worry about what may happen to the house after he sold it. So the synthetic materials are always to be found in this type of house. There are vet a fair proportion of nrMneetire home builders who Inatat inon considering long life one of the prime factors in their formulas of values. They do not ' ttuild for this vear or the next so much as for the future, expecting to enjoy their home to the utmost n lonr as they occupy it. to pay out just as little as possible for the upkeep, and to find a ready sale for It when they are ready to let it go.' ' Anr Brick Is Good That type of home builder will cot only find common brick a very muI.... nrla material hut nnfl that offers him a wonderful va riety of color tones and a mellow ed tapestry effect In the walls that no other material will duplicate. It is the color effects that are adding so tremendously - to ' the crowinr popularity of common ttriek as an exterior wall material. Don't hesitate to buv any brick that -pleases you for your prospec tive home. Don't worry about Its rororitvor Its possibilities for the absorption of water. Don't fear that if you take this brick or that fOUvWlU UAIO Uhl44l IflUWf AUVftV Isn't any brick offered on the . market today for exterior wall eenstrnctlon that will ever offend In that respect. Rrick Not Absorptive This Idea that bricks absorb wa ter and produce a damp wall is a 'fiction advanced by the competi tors of brickwork. It hasn't any basis of fact except that occaslon- ally a brick bouse shows evidences of dampness f re mpoor construc tion, not In the brick work Itself. but In the fitting of windows ana dcors. Poorly fitted windows are that chief eatiae . . ' . No brick or burned clay Is ever sufficiently porous to permit ab sorption to the point of damp dan- cer .Whatever water penetrates a brick wall roes through the mor 1 tar-joint. Any mason contractor of experience will tell you that, and at the same time he will tell yon ' trjit even the mortar joint Is not going to absorb enough dampness to cause .you any trouoie. - Word With Authority . The last word in authority on construction and materials used tn home building is probably , the American society for testing ma t trials. This body has a commit tee, known as -committee C-J. which has direct supervision of all teEts. That committee recently re ported on this uestlon et water absorption by bricks and mortar Joints as follows: ."There appears to be a wide- roread belief that the nercenta of absorption of Individual bricks is a governing factor in the ability Wit ssS fwmm' If A THE TUNICA DESIGN 6B22 always be be placed to the best advantage. - The livinff (( given to the promise of cheerfulness in room has windows on two sides and at the home, for unless it is bright and cheery you much appreciated feature in the cool even- m inf immff 4n.tJ saflo. ' l'- .. inra of porlv siitnmn sinrl are not going to-be satis fied with it. And no condi tion is M- more distressing than to find your home dis appointing after you have' been years in saving the money to build it. You can always find furnishings to meet your taste, and among these you can pick and choose to your heart's con tent, but it is not so easy to have changes made in a home once it has been com pleted. See first of all that your plan provides well placed and ample windows. Make your home cheerful. Built in the form of a T this modified English type nome is so designed tnat this very essential quality is imperative. You could hardly dress this home so that it would not be bnght and cheery. Every room Has fj -sti c il CO i f. " .T the uncertain days of late spring. - Yet there is ample wall apace for pictures. - One enters from a pro tected porch into a small and. cozy hallway . from which the stairway. leads to the upper floor. At the Popular Conception Redec orating Should be Seas- ' onal Held Error By. Belem Uartia s The summer season Is an ideal time to repaint "a " house, 'with many reasons in its favor. A gen eral idea prevails that spring and fall are-the painting- seasons, but In this people are much in error. Painting is by no means seasonal, but on the contrary should be done whenever a house is In need oi It provided weather conditions are suitable.. (Even cold weatner. when dry. and comfortable ' to work in is about as good as any other for painting, so long as the wood Is dry.) 7 - Summer Weather Ideal " As for midsummer," there Is really no better time for exterior painting. For the climate is warm, dry and aU that could be asked. It is generally agreed that painting should be done when the thermometer registers 4 degrees or above. This is due to the ract are also longer and brighter and more lavitlna; to outdoor work. Of course anunaxpectad damp- spell may occur at any time of the year, but the summer weather la more dependable ? than that of either spring or fall. " Painters 'Available There are a great many other practical reasons that recommend painting In the summer months. The painters you may have in mind to do the work are more like ly available then, and the work is apt to be done with extra care and conscientiousness, whereas in the more popular pais tins seasons of spring and fall, everybody wants his home painted "at once.' neces sitating rushed work. Incidentally it Is sometimes impossible to ob tain a painter's services during the fall rush, if "you delay work until spring, when your house needs paint now. the loss through weathering-will be considerable. Then, there is the matter of convenience. Painting - in the spring or fall is more difficult for the household In general, because these months are usually full of activities the children finishing preparing to return to school, en tertaining that must be done, and getting ready for the summer va cation. 'j. Convenient For Family During- the summer everything Is quite different. There is little when the temperature Is lowjfr no activity to cause Inconven- that the air deposits moisture, which, with excessive variations in tem perature. Is at the bottom of most paint difficulties. This moisture, also present In rainy and foggy, as well as la cold weather, con denses on the surface of the wood and interferes with good results. This being true, there Is a good opportunity in the summer time to . " 1 opportunity in the summer time to Tight IS a convenient Closet 1 taKe adTantage of the temperature for iwant beside the possibilities. -doorway to a of unusual Beyond is t h e kitchen, large, well equipped, with , adjacent pantry and con venient service porch. The arrangement is exception ' ally good on this floor. On the upper floor are well lighted, with ample closets, and of good size. One of these is an exceptional room witn an open grate, f ew small nomes oner two open sides at least where windows can more living comfort. Tfc Common Brick Ifawfuliiw AiflH . Cfera!4. OMo. oaa hnh plot irwi oa brick conatrnctioa uent apaa rtqut, GOO LING HOE IDE SMPttO Electrical Science ; Proving Boon To Housewife; Just Turn Switch By cne simple turn of a switch. homes will be cooled In summer as they are heated in winter as the result of new developments in electrical ventilation. . j . What electrical science has achieved In cooling and air-condi tioning theaters, public schools. hospitals and office buildings. Is to be applied to the home in pro viding the comforts of ideal air ture penetration. It has been conr- clusively'thown that this brief is erroneous. On the contrary, a cer tain amount of absorption in the brick assists in obtaining a Bet ter bond between brick' ana mor tar and therefore a more water tight Joint. Any water penetration in brick masonry undoubtedly passes largely through the mortar joint and not through the brick. This committee has always felt tht if abaoratlon nercentace has any significance It la as! at possible measure of that quality of brick masonry known as dursblUty. conditions In all seasons regard less of the climate outside. Already the electrical scientists have developed compact air con ditioning units for the home and are striving to bring down the costs of Installation and operation to make it an everyday practica bility. On a smaller scale than on big building jobs, they hare hooked up powerful little ventil ating fans with electrical refrig eration and the household fur nace so that any temperature and humidity desired, with a slight motion of air. can be obtained. In several cases where these installa tions have been- made, exhaust fans also are used In kitchens, basements and attics to carry out odors," dampness and excessive heat. Changes Blade A system for mechanically eon trolling air conditions in the White House recently was in stalled at the cuggestlon of Pres ident Coolidge while systematic air conditioning Is provided in the homes ot such famous persons as Edsel Ford. J. P. Morgan, Joseph Pulitzer. Samuel InsuU. Senator Reed. H. L. Mencken. T. H. May tag, A. A. Busch, lime. Amelita GaUl-Curci and ; others.'; ' Many new apartment buildings In Chi cago, .New York, Cleveland, De troit, Buffalo, Boston. Milwaukee and other cities are being provid ed with air-conditioning or me chanical ventilation and land- of clear weather, when the days ience in repainting, either inside or out. Most of the family are va cationing at this time, or are able to Spend the day fishing or swim ming or doing any number of the outdoor things that are possible only In warm weather. Interior painting, such as floors, walls, and woodwork, Is bound to cause some Inconvenience at a time of year when all the rooms are needed and great numbers of people are going in and out, but in the summer months meals can be served on the porch, which quite naturally turns Itself Into living room.' y Thus; in the summertime the whole house, oth inside and out, can be painted with: little or no trouble to anyone, and at a sav ing of time, energy and, no doubt, money. When a great deal of extra care can be given to painting work aa is" possible in a duQ season, tht finished job naturally lasts long er than one that is hurried through or subjected to interrup tions and delay due to the vagaries of the more temperamental seas ons, and this feature alone saves money. I Use Statesman classifieds, bring results. j They lords are featuring It for aales appeal. Torrid - temperatures reported throughout practically the entire United States, this summer and particularly the suffocating heat experienced in the large cities have stimulated renewed research In the subject of home cooling. In addition to the activities of the research laboratories of several ventilating and furnace manufac turers, several of the most fam ous universities in the country are conducting experiments and studies. With RED CEDAR SHINGLES OVER THE OLD ROOF Wl 1 A new ssemod ha beea developed fee re-roofieg with Rd Cedar bingles over the eld roof. It is practical save expense el renov fag old roof avoid dirt and later does not show that the house ha double roof. Leaving on the old roof greatly io create warmth tti winter keap up tain surpriainffy warm and cosy cuts down fuel biO. We have full detail on thi method for home owner. cirpiBlin, ahiagkr and buOdere complete tingling and re-ihingung ervice. 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